What's On
See what’s happening in the gallery and community spaces
Current exhibition
FREE EXHIBITION
Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa
22 October 2024 – 16 February 2025
Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe. Drawing on southern African culture, Christian iconography, traditional European painting and African printmaking, this exhibition will show artworks informed by the artist’s own dreams and the spiritual traditions she grew up with as a child.
Upcoming Exhibition: Paint What Matters!
Highlights
Explore batik through mark-making and textures: A workshop for adults
Inspired by the 'Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa' exhibition and Portia's use of batik in her artwork, join artist Sandra Scott for this batik workshop for adults. Batik is a technique that uses wax and dye to create a pattern on cloth or paper. Discover the technique and process and explore mark-making, patterns and textures which can be achieved on papers and fabrics.
Panel Discussion: Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa
Join us in the Kettle's Yard house for a discussion on our current exhibition Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa, with exhibition curator Tamar Garb and a panel of guest speakers.
Friends-only Hours
Join us for our exclusive Friends-only hours on the last Sunday of every month and visit the house before it opens to the public.
Displays
A G E N D A Yevheniia Laptii: Cherkaski Tyshky
17 October 2024 - 23 February 2025This display in the Research Space features a selection of photographs by the Ukrainian artist Yevheniia Laptii (b. 1992, Kharkiv), all showing the village of Cherkaski Tyshky, near Kharkiv.
Barbara Hepworth: ‘a work of mine in your house’
22 October 2024 – 16 February 2025This new display in the Research Space at Kettle’s Yard brings together works by Barbara Hepworth that are not ordinarily on permanent display in the Kettle’s Yard house. The display also includes works by artists who have been inspired by Hepworth including Alfred Wallis (1855-1942), Ann-Marie James (b. 1981) and Catherine Yass (b. 1963).
2025 Exhibitions
Paint What Matters: Art by Children and Young People in Cambridge
Celebrating the talent and creativity of young artists aged 4 – 21 years in Cambridge today, Paint What Matters will highlight key things that matter to children and young people including the environment, their communities, and global and local issues.
Here is a Gale Warning: Art, Crisis & Survival
This exhibition gathers eight contemporary artists whose works offer vantage points on a world that seems to be locked in perpetual crisis. Rather than representing specific political events, or identity positions, these works explore broader conditions of domination and conflict as well as horizons for survival.
Lubaina Himid
This large-scale exhibition will debut new and recent work by Lubaina Himid (b. 1954, Zanzibar), including a series of her influential Strategy Paintings, a special installation made in collaboration with Magda Stawarska and a series of works for the Kettle’s Yard house.
Harold Offeh
The first major solo exhibition of Harold Offeh’s work in a UK institution, this exhibition will bring together a selection of works from the artist’s career, revealing ambitious projects that have taken place across the world.
Upcoming Concerts
New Music: The Ligeti Quartet
Join us for this year's New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney. The Ligeti Quartet will be the first concert to begin this exciting new series!
Marmen Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome back the Marmen Quartet to the Kettle's Yard house.
Chamber Music 2024-25 Subscription Ticket
Buy a subscription ticket to the 2024-25 series of Chamber Music concerts at Kettle's Yard. The subscription ticket gives you entry to all fifteen concerts over the year, saving up to £120.
Fidelio Trio
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Fidelio Trio in the Kettle's Yard house.
Maxwell Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome back the Maxwell Quartet to the Kettle's Yard house.
Michael Collins, clarinet and Michael McHale, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome Michael Collins, clarinet and Michael McHale, piano to the Kettle's Yard house.
Astatine Piano Trio
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Astatine Piano Trio in the Kettle's Yard house.
New Music: Leonore Piano Trio
Join us for a performance by the Leonore Piano Trio in the Kettle's Yard house as part of this year's New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.
New Music: Marie Schreer, violin, Taher Adel, poet, Aaron Holloway-Nahum, electronics
Join us for a performance by Marie Schreer (violin), Taher Adel (poet), and Aaron Holloway-Nahum (electronics) in the Kettle's Yard house as part of this year's New Music Concert Series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney.
Castalian Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Castalian Quartet in the Kettle's Yard house.
Peter Donohoe, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome Peter Donohoe to the Kettle's Yard house.
Adrian Bradbury, cello and Andrew West, piano
Join us for the second to last Chamber Music concert of the 2024/25 season as we welcome Adrian Bradbury and Andrew West to play in the Kettle's Yard house.
For Families and Young People
Early Years Studio
Early Years Studio is a fun, creative, immersive experience for children aged 0–4.
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Early Years Studio
Early Years Studio is a fun, creative, immersive experience for children aged 0–4.
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Early Years Studio
Early Years Studio is a fun, creative, immersive experience for children aged 0–4.
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Studio Sunday
Unlock your creativity at our free, artist-led workshops for families in the Clore Learning Studio.
Early Years Studio
Early Years Studio is a fun, creative, immersive experience for children aged 0–4.